tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060586523627520040.post6630826518844362183..comments2024-01-21T18:21:57.720-08:00Comments on Shining a Light on Germantown: Costs and Plans for Stormwater DrainageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060586523627520040.post-86048846194685574722020-09-13T14:15:00.187-07:002020-09-13T14:15:00.187-07:00Poplar Estates drainage problem is the Brookside D...Poplar Estates drainage problem is the Brookside Drive lateral A which was estimated to cost $27M to rebuild. About a decade ago the water intrusion under the concrete bed of the current drain received a Bandaid fix by pumping a concrete slurry under the base of the drainage ditch. This has now been compromised and the hillside next to the drain is now subsiding under the base of the drain allowing structures next to the ditch to start tilting and sinking. Meanwhile the volume of water has doubled due to the commercial development on the south side of Poplar. Their runoff uses the Brookside ditch and the volume and speed of the water flow is eroding the joints of the concrete liner allowing the water to undermine the dirt holding up the ditch liner. It is eroding northward and is moving about 200 feet per year leaving an ever increasing pond of water that doesn't run uphill as the concrete liner sinks into the voids created by the erosion. Mosquitoes love the pond. Why aren't the developers paying for the damage their construction is causing? The BMA should require that developers must pay for infrastructure they impact negatively. There are approximately 93 homes on both sides of the ditch that are or will soon be impacted by this problem. Why continue to allow it to grow 200 feet per year when some maintenance now could save the citizens of Germantown $27M? How about the developers paying some or all of that cost? Gatemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607356730010733696noreply@blogger.com